Minecraft Pi GUI – Update Back in 2016 I started work on a Python-Tk program that can interact with Minecraft-pi. At the time there were a few bugs I got one or two features working. I have now ‘finally’ got round to hacking this further and fixed a few features and tidied up the…

January 2018 Tech Jam The next tech jam is on Saturday 13th January 2018. 12:30 to 15:00 This month we have the usual physical computing activities set up We also have Shelley from Encounters Arts dropping in to do a workshop on the Chrysalis mobile hackspace being developed so a good chance to find…

My plans for summer volunteer work sadly fell flat. YMCA South Devon were not interested. I also contacted the Acorn Centre in Barton, they also want volunteers but didn’t bother to get back to me, so I ended up wasting a whole day, waiting in for them to call back. So I assumed they…

I seem to have been busy with a few things over the last few days. Firstly as my Arduino clock has failed (basically the time needs re-setting ). I decided to therefore use the breadboard for something else. I also need the LCD display for another project. I found instructions for a HC-SR04 triggered alarm…

I have just set the dht11 temperature and humidity module up to work with the Raspberry Pi. Having found some instructions here. As usual it was pretty simple to connect everything together. I am looking at perhaps trying to record the data from the module in to a file. But perhaps use Python as the…

Yesterday I attended the Exeter Pi jam with Tom Brough and have put a write on the tech jam website. I have also downloaded the latest ToriOS image. This is so that I can carry on working on the JWM settings manager section for the manual. The ToriOS team are still looking for more…

Superbowl weekend also sees the start of the Six Nations Rugby. Saturday fixtures France vs Italy then Scotland vs Italy While on Sunday Ireland take on Wales. Games will be on Live on the big screen at @PaigntonRFC. http://www.paigntonrugby.com So if it is too wet for club rugby at least there will be some internationals…

Dear Free Software lovers, Last year on “I love Free Software” day we rocked the internet and showed the world how important Free Software is for us. Countless people in social networks and blogs praised various projects or aspects of Free Software. Our sister organisation initiated the cryptovalentine activity, and the EFF used this day…